Cohousing-L Mailing List: Legal underpinning of Cohousing

[Sarah Wells (sarahwells2]

Recently we passed a participation in lieu of pay agreement but in the 
implementation were challenged by a neighbor new to living here about its 
legality.   In response,  we sought legal advice from a well known HOA law firm 
in the area. After reading our CC & Rs and all of our cohousing agreements, 
this firm stated definitively that Cohousing is illegal and we need to just 
hire a management firm to serve our property.  Needless to say, the 
conversation in our community isn't over but we are wondering how other 
communities have set up their legal documents to support their cohousing 
processes and agreements to handle similar challenges. 

Thanks- Sarah Wells 
Highline Crossing  Cohousing 

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